Flying-machine.



S. WEBER.

FLYING MAGHIHE. APPLIUATIOH mum um. 31, 1009.

1,005,331 Patented Oct. 10,1911.

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FLYING MAUHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 31, 1909. 1,005,38 1

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Patented Oct. 10, I911.

S. WEBER.

FLYING MACHINE.

nrmouxou nun MAR. 31, 1909.

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Patented Oct. 10, 1911 a I mmvron 56707219/ 14 6561 Arman rs.

S. WEBER.

FLYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION rum) nun. a1, 1909.

Patented Oct. 10, 1911.

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INVENTOR asamae/ heer" WITNESSES:

ATTORNEYS.

SAMUEL WEBEB, OF OSSINING, NEW YORK FLYING-MACHINE.

1 ,orisgssi Sgcci f qation of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct; 1 O, .191 1 Appliostion fileiL taroh '3 1, 19Q9,SeriaLNoAS'LOOSi.

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My improved flying naehine comprises a main body or frame work, thetransverse dimensions of which are much larger than the endr ammd,

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5. 1 washih {hi} i forenndraft'; dimensions end which. comin'ises .topiand.bottomuballooni members a m nlahconstrueted and connected by arigid frame .work j ns hereinafter described. The balloon members a anda; are composed of n elel casings a, and these-casings are of the samendimensions horizon-tally as. the body or frame work of the.n1achine,-.and said cesings; consist aof (top ondebottom plates a and a" which iare brought. together :at. the front: and, back sides and .ends of saidcasings, and. secured together. formflanges a", which, Ixextend.entirely around Ethe said balloon gnembers, and placed in said ='casingsare inflatable: rbogey-o One. inflatable, bag a", alley, be used-.inleach of. the casin'gsia t, or a nuinbeiyof bagsof any.deSireddimensions may. be, .,pl,aced-= in said ieesings -whi'ch,2.: itis signed, Shall fbe of suohcapacity as when inflnted to; carry; ,or.supportrthe weight of the nmohine.

Thmtop, 3nd bot-tom balloon unembers a and: a .are .conneoted-iby aisuitable fram'e work composed of rodsb which .are. rig-idly secn'edto'the flanges a of the bzilloonncasing s; ;a,; and, this connectionmay. be made .in

any, desired :nianner, .and said. rods lmay be arran o d in-janypreferred.iorm so.--as to giyet ierequired strength. in the frame workand to; support, and, holdi in proper; position the-propelling apparatusand steering mechanism hereinafter described.

Placed centrally of andover the bottom balloon member a and rangingfore-andaft and rigidly secured'to or in the frame work and forming ineffect. a part thereof, is a bridge 0 having :1 bottolno of any suitableconstruction and cei'itrally of which is placed a motor a of anysuitable construction, and the ends of thelbridge c are provided withtrunnions or other suitable supports a from which is suspended in ear orcarriage, which comprises a main part 0 com used of any suitable openwork and provi ed with end suspending devices 0.

The opposite side portions of the main frame or body work of the machineare provided with forwardly and backwardly directed open work supports(l and d, and the front supports (l are provided withtransverselg.arranged aeroplanes e and e, and the rear supports (1 with similarlysupported aeroplanes e nude, and it will be observed that thisconstruction is exactly the same at both :sides of the machine and thepositionof the aeroplanese-and e, ands undo is in a lane midway betweenthe to) and bottom llalloon members, and as clear y shown, the saidsupports (1 and (Z project forwardly and backwardly of said balloonmembers.

The aeroplanes e-e and (f -c are connectcd with shafts 6" provided attheir inner ends with sprocket wheels 6, and at the front of the machineand at each side of the bridge 0 are mounted horizontal shafts j whichrange transversely of the machine and which are sproc et wheels f, andat their inner ends with sprocket wheels f, and mounted on the sprocketwheels c and f are drive chains or' similar devices f, thisconstruction, as will be seen, bein duplicated at the opposite sides ofthe mac ine;

At the rear end of the machine or opposite the shafts f are mounted.similar shafts 9 provided at their outer .ends with sprocket gears g andat thcirinner, ends with sprocket gears g, and drive chainsq" similar'tothe rive chains are mounte' on the s rocket wheels e of t e rearaeroplanes e an e and on the sprocket gears g of the shaftsg, thisconstruction beingalso duplicated att e opposite sides of thejmachi'ne.

Mounted doub e' sprocket gears h which are directl under the geaisg onthe shafts 9", and whic are connected with said gears g? by drive chainsh, and at the opposite sidesof the bridge 0 and atthefrontend thereofare corresponding double sprocket gears i which are geared in connectionwith the gears f of the shafts f by drive chains or similar devices 11,and the gears iare provided with hand wheels i, and the ears h and z arealso connected by drive c ains h, and this construction, as. will beseen is duplicated on the opposite sides of the ridge, and bymanipulating the'hand wheels 1" the aeroplanes ee* and e'e maybe'manipu'lated as may be desired andas willbe readily understood.

Mounted inthe opposite'side portions of the bridge a are sprocket gearsj and in the outer si e portions of the main frame or body work of themachine are'mounted acroplanes j which range fore-and-aft and aremounted on shafts provided at their front ends with sprocket geais j,and the sprocket gears j are geared in connection with the sprocketgears j by drive chains j, and the sprocket wheels 1' are provided withhand wheels 7' and b means of the hand wheels 7'" and the gearingconnected therewith and with the aeroplanes j maybe turned into andesired position.

onn'ected with the front and rear parts of the main frame or body workof the machine and at the front and rear ends of the bridge 0 areforwardl and backwardly directed supports in, an in the forwardlydiprovided at their outer ends with at 'the,- 'opposite sides of the pbrid e 0 and 'at the rear end thereof are rooted support in are mountedvertically arranged rudders In and is, and in the back .wardly directedsupport /0 are similar rudders k and In, and these rudders are connectedwith shafts, the lower ends of which are provided with sprocket gearsit.

Mounted at the rear end of the bridge 0 and at the opposite sidesthereof are gears or idlers m, and below said gears or idlers are othergears or idlers m and mounted at the front of the bridge and at theopposite sides thereof are gears or idlers m which-correspond with thegears or idlers m and below whichlare gears or idlers m which correspondwith the gears or idlers m, and mounted over the front end portion ofthe bridge a is a hand wheel it provided with a drum n, and wound on thedrum n is a drive chain or similar device 0 which passes around thegears or idlers m and in, and around the gears or idlers m and m andaround the sprocket gears k of the ruddcrs k and k and which contactswith the sprocket wheels is of the rudders k and k and by manipulatingthey hand wheel n the said rudders at the front and back of the machinemay be thrown into any desired osition.

Mounte at the opposite sides of the rear end portion of the bridge 0 andabove said bridge are propeller shafts p, the rear end portions of whichroject rearwardly of the main frame or b with propellers p, and thejrontend ortions of which are provided with rope ers p, and the front ends ofthe props lcr shafts p are provided with spro'cketgears p.

The motor 0 is provided with a shaft 1', and said shaft is provided witha double sprocket gear 7", and the double sprocket gear 7" is geared inconnection with the sprocket. ears p on the propeller shafts p by drive0 sins The propeller shafts p are rovided with supports 8 which arearrange as shown in the drawing'so as to give said shafts the strongestpossible support involving the least necessary weight, andthis is alsotrue of the supports of the aeroplanes e-e and e'---e and of thesupports of the rudders 16 -4 and k' k.

y In the operation of this machine, the balloon members a and a serve byreason of y work and are provided their form and dimensions asstationary aero lanes and aid in the movement of the mac inc, while theaero lanes H and e--e may also be manipu ated for the same purose, andthese aeroplanes also aid in gui ing and steering the movement of themachine upwardly and downwardl and the rudders kk* and k*- in a ditionto serving as ordina rudders for steering or guidin the mac inc also, aswill be understoo serve as aeroplanes when the di rection of the machineis fixed or deter- ,bags, I desire it underst mined; and it will beunderstood that while with the construction shown, the aeroplanes e-eand ee at the front and back of the machine are manipulated by the samemeans and at the same time, other methods of operation may be employed.My invention is not limited to these arrangements, and this also a pliesto the means foro ratin or contro ling the rudders k k an kk. It willalso be observed that the side aeroplanes j in the construction shownare adapted to be manipulated separately, but the construction by whichthis is accomplished may also be changed, and said aero lanes may beotherwise operated if desired.

Although I have shown and described the balloon members a and a, ascomposed of outer casing in which are laced inflatable that thesecasings may be made in any desired manner and may be provided withsuitable reinforcing or brace work and may be coniposed' of se arateparts if desired, and the inflatab e bags therein may also beformed ofseparate parts or members and may be of any pre erred construction, andother changes in and modifications of the various other parts of myimproved flying machine as herein shown and described, 1n connectionwith those specifically pointed out above, may be made within the scopeof the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of myinvention or sacrificing its advantages; and I reserve the right to makeall such alterations and amendments therein'as fairly come within thescope of the invention.

As hereinbefore stated, the balloon members of the main frame or bodyare intended to carry or raise the machine, but by putting, thepropelling apparatus'in-operation, an by properly mani ulating theforwardly and backwnrdly .irected aeroplanes ee and ee*, the saidaeroplanes may also be made to aid or assist in raisin the machine aswill be readily understoo It will alse. be understood that the part orparties in control of the machine wil occupy the bridge a and otherpassengers and supplies of any kind may be carried in the car orcarriage c, and the bridge 0 may also be made to' carry articles orsupplies'of various kinds and classes.

Although I have described the top and bottom balloon members a and a ascomposed of casings containing an inflatable bag or bags, said casingsbeing flat or oblon in cross section so' as to enable said 0011 membersto operate as aeroplanes, it 18 not essential that sin le casings forthis pnrpose be employe and instead thereof I may employ theconstruction shown in Fig. 6 which represents a transverse section ofone o-f'these balloon members, said balloon member being composed ofseparate cylindrical casings a which range forwardly and backwardly andeach of which is provided with a separate internal inflatable bag a",and in practice any desired number of these casings may be securedtogether in any suitable manner so as to form the top and bottom balloonmembers a and a and formea part of'the main frame or body of themachine, and it will be understood that the top and ottom balloonmembers when'made up in this manner will act as aeroplanes, the same asin the construction of single casings and internal inflatable bagls, ashereinbefore described;

' avin fully described my invention, what I c aim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a flying machine, a main frame or body composed of top and bottomballoon members which are comparatively flat oroblong in form in crosssection and rigidly connected by an open frame work, said balloonmembers being composed of outer casings and inflatable ba 's placedtherein, said main frame or body being provided at its opposite sideswith forwardly and backwardly directed supports in which are mountedaeroplanes, a central bridge construction placed in the main frame orbody and ranging orwardly and backwurdly, pr ellers mounted on theopposite sides of sai bridge work, other supports connected with themain frame or body and projecting forwardly and backwardly centrallythereof and at the opposite ends of said bridge work, rudders mounted insaid supports, means for operating said aeroplanes, devices foroperating said propellers, and means for operatin said rudders.

2. A ying machinecomposed of a main frame or body comprising top andbottom balloon members rigidly connected by an open work frameconstruction, said balloon members being composed of outer casings andinternal inflatable bags, 2. central for- .wardly and backwardly rangingbridge work, outwardly directed supports con nected with the front andback portions of the main frame or body, transversely rang ingaeroplanes mounted in said su ports, other forwardly and backwardlydirected supports placed centrally of the main frame or body and betweenthe first named supports, rudders mounted in said last named supports,forwardly and backwardly rang ing propeller shafts mounted at theopposite sides of the bridge work and provided at their front and rearends with propellers, means for operatin said aeroplanes, means foroperating sai propeller shafts, and means for operating said rudders.

3. A flying machine composed of a main frame or body comprising top andbottom balloon members rigidly connected by an open work frameconstruction. said balloon members being com osed of outer casings andinternal mflata le bags, a central forwardly and backwardly rangingbridge work, outwardly directed supports connected with the front andback portions of the main ders mounted in said last named supports,

forwardly and backwardly ranging propeller shafts mounted at theopposite sides of the bridge work and provided at their front and rearends with propellers, means for operating said aeroplanes, means foroperating said ropeller shafts, and means for operating said rudders,said main frame or body being also provided at its 0p osite sides withivotally sup orted aerop ancs, and means or operating t e same.

4. A flying machine comprisin a main body or frame work composed 0 topand bottom balloon members rigidly connected by an open workconstruction, said balloon members being approximately flat or oblong incross section and being com osed of outer casings and internal inflatabe bags, aero planes mountedat the o posite side portions of said frameor body, orwardly and backwardly ranging'propeller shafts mounted in therear ortion of the main frame work or construction and on the oppositesides of the central part thereof, propellers connected with the frontand rear ends of said shafts,

means for operating said shafts, and for wardly and backwardly directedrudders mounted centrally of the main frame work or body.

.5. A flyin machine composed of a main frame provided with top andbottom members formin main aeroplanes, a central forwardly an backwardlyranging bridgework, outwardly directed supports conthe main frame,transversely ranging sup 2 6. In an aeroplane, a main frame prow'dedwith top and bottom main aeroplane members, forwardly and backwardldirected supports at the op osite ends 0 the main frame and rovide withhorizontally sup ported and movable supplemental aeroplanes, otherforwardly and backwardly directed su ports midway of the main frame andprovi ed with rudders, propelling de vices, means for operating thesupplemental aero lanes, and means for operating said rud ers.

7. In an aeroplane, a main frame provided with top and bottom mainaeroplanes, other aeroplanes movably mounted in the end portions ofthe-main frame transversely thereof, forwardly and backwardly directedsupports connected with the op osite end portions of the main frame anprovided with movable aeroplanes, other forwardly and backwardlydirected supports arranged midway of the main frame and rovided withrudders, and pro elling devices also mounted transversely o the centralportion of the main frame.

' In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have si edmy name in presence of the subscribing witnesses this 27th day of March1909.

SAMUEL WEBER. Witnesses:

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